NZ Market: NZUs marginally up after CCC advice

Published 08:18 on April 28, 2026 / Last updated at 08:18 on April 28, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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The carbon price in the NZ ETS climbed slightly higher above NZ$50 Tuesday following warnings of a potential shortfall from the Climate Change Commission (CCC), as the body advised a wait-and-see approach to the issue.

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JCM cookstove project in Tanzania targets 4 mln credits

Published 14:12 on April 27, 2026 / Last updated at 14:12 on April 27, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), CO2 Management (Engineered Removals), EMEA (Africa), International (Paris Article 6/PACM)

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A privately-led project under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) plans to deploy up to 700,000 clean cookstoves in Tanzania and generate roughly 4 million carbon credits over a 10-year period, local media reported last week.

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New Zealand releases first ETS cost report

Published 09:03 on April 27, 2026 / Last updated at 09:03 on April 27, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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The New Zealand government on Friday released its first cost report into managing the country’s ETS, with expenses expected to grow in the coming financial year.

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Carbon cost pass-through, financing constraints to dictate heavy industry transition under rising carbon prices -study

Published 05:08 on April 26, 2026 / Last updated at 05:08 on April 27, 2026 / Americas (Compliance Markets & Taxes, LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Compliance Markets & Taxes, Europe, Middle East), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Energy-intensive firms’ ability to pass carbon costs on to customers and secure sufficient financing will be decisive in determining whether they can survive tightening climate policy and deliver decarbonisation, according to new research.

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CN Markets: CEA trading volumes spike, RMB 80 resistance level holds firm

Published 13:59 on April 24, 2026 / Last updated at 13:59 on April 24, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes)

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Trading volumes in China’s emissions market more than doubled over the past week, yet prices retreated further below the RMB 80 ($11.72) resistance level as demand signals remained murky.

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NZ climate commission advises to maintain ETS settings, warns of supply shortfall as soon as 2028

Published 01:49 on April 24, 2026 / Last updated at 07:20 on April 24, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific)

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New Zealand’s independent Climate Change Commission (CCC) has recommended keeping current price controls and settings in its annual advice to government, but has warned unit shortfall could lie ahead in the near future.

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India ETS seen posing financial risk to cement, aluminium sectors by 2027

Published 13:18 on April 23, 2026 / Last updated at 13:18 on April 23, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Costs under India’s intensity-based emissions trading system (ETS) are likely to remain “manageable” in the first year of compliance, but could turn into a “material financial risk” for cement and aluminium producers if decarbonisation efforts lag, according to an analysis.

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South Korea to build infrastructure for ETS-linked carbon futures

Published 11:46 on April 23, 2026 / Last updated at 11:46 on April 23, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes)

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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has teamed up with the country’s main exchange to establish infrastructure for the development of carbon futures.

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DATA DIVE: ACCU holdings shrink following Safeguard surrender deadline

Published 03:59 on April 22, 2026 / Last updated at 03:59 on April 22, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Compliance Markets & Taxes, Pacific), Insights (Data Dives)

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Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) holdings fell by 4.2 million units in the March quarter following the surrender deadline of the Safeguard Mechanism, according to regulator data published Wednesday.

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Malaysia may delay carbon tax amid Middle East energy crunch

Published 16:34 on April 21, 2026 / Last updated at 16:34 on April 21, 2026 / / Asia Pacific (Asia, Compliance Markets & Taxes), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation)

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Malaysia will likely delay plans to introduce a carbon tax, as the government reassesses the timing amid the energy disruptions in Southeast Asia from the Middle East crisis, the natural resources minister said on Tuesday according to local media.

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